Manager - Adobe Developer

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Are you eager to drive innovation and lead a team in mastering new technologies? Do you appreciate an empowering working environment where you and your team get a high level of decision-making authority, coupled with robust support? Can you lead a team to turn complex business requirements into excellent technical solutions leveraging Adobe technologies, and guide them in driving innovation on the most advanced CRM/marketing platforms? Then you might be just the one we are looking for!

As a Manager - Adobe Developer, you will be a key leader, guiding and inspiring a team of talented developers. You will own the technical architecture and delivery strategy for projects, proactively engaging with clients to define requirements, translating them into comprehensive technical specifications, and overseeing the development, deployment, and ongoing optimisation of robust Adobe marketing solutions.

Furthermore, your tasks include:

• Leading the implementation of new features, bug fixes, and complex configurations across diverse Adobe environments.
• Collaborating strategically with Architects and Technical Project Managers to define and approve technical specifications, ensure accurate estimates, and orchestrate strategic deployment plans.
• Personally tackling the most complex technical investigations and troubleshooting issues, while empowering your team to resolve their own challenges.
• Providing comprehensive mentorship, coaching, and performance management to your team (Associate and other Developers), fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous growth.
• Ensuring the successful integration, testing, and deployment of client applications and platforms, applying rigorous quality assurance methods.
• Staying abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies, especially within the Adobe ecosystem, to continually enhance our offerings and provide innovative solutions.
• Contributing to the technical roadmap and resource allocation for your team's projects.

You will lead within an exciting and challenging professional environment, collaborating strategically with Architects, Application Consultants, Technical Project Managers, and other Developers (including Associate, Senior, and Lead levels), while managing and developing your own team. You will also foster cross-functional partnerships with Data Specialists and Designers outside of your department. Our common feature is that we all are competent, respectful teammates who you will inspire and empower to go the extra mile to help one another.

We value room for diversity, and you will get a chance to shape your daily tasks while leading your team's professional skillset development. We are proud of our multicultural environment and easy-going, dynamic atmosphere where we not only work together, we are great at having fun as well.

• 8+ years of progressive Adobe development experience, with at least 2+ years in a leadership or mentorship capacity, ideally within an agency or consulting environment, with a strong focus on digital marketing solutions.
• Deep architectural and hands-on expertise with Adobe Experience Cloud platforms, such as Adobe Campaign (ACC), Adobe Journey Optimiser (AJO), Adobe Target (AT), or Adobe Audience Manager (AAM), and their strategic application.
• Strong proficiency in other programming languages (e.g., Python, Java) and advanced API integrations. Bonus if you have experience in front-end and back-end technologies including JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and SQL.
• Relevant Adobe certifications such as Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) - Developer, Adobe Certified Master - Architect, or Adobe Experience Platform Developer Professional.
• Proven experience with code versioning systems, automated integration testing, security testing, and secure coding practices, and driving these best practices within your team.
• Deep understanding of data models, optimisation techniques, and GDPR principles, and their practical application in optimizing marketing strategies.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills (in English), with the ability to articulate strategic vision and technical roadmaps to diverse audiences, and influence client decisions.
• A proactive and collaborative mindset, with a proven ability to mentor, inspire, and drive continuous improvement within a technical team.

VML MAP is a world-leading Centre of Excellence that helps businesses humanize the relationship between the brand and the customer through hyper personalization at scale, marketing automation and CRM. With the brain of a consultancy, the heart of an agency and the power of technology and data, we work with some of the world's most admired brands to help them on their transformation journey to becoming truly customer-centric. Together, we are 1000 + technology specialists, data scientists, strategic thinkers, consultants, operations experts, and creative minds from 55+ nationalities.

We are part of the global VML network that encompasses more than 30,000 employees across 150+ offices in 60+ markets, each contributing to a culture that values connection, belonging, and the power of differences. 

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